Tuesday, 11 June 2013

This is the sense of "Cathedral". It comes from Cathedra meaning seat, and the seat is the source of the Bishops teaching authority. Priests do not sit down because they administer the teaching of the Church. Bishops, as successors of the apostles, are members of the teaching corp of the Church.

Fr Rowe singing the Gospel

And it is because of this that Bishops must uphold the teaching of the Church. They are charged, by Jesus Christ himself, to teach the faith. They will be held personally responsible at the day of judgement if any of the flock of Christ untrusted to them have gone astray because they did not defend the truth that comes to us from Jesus through the Church.

Preparing for the prayer of confirmation

Preparing for the imposition of hands

The Bishop lays hands on the head of the sister of one of our students

If they have watered down the faith by diminishing belief in the real presence then they will be held accountable. If they teach strange doctrines which question the divinity of Christ of the place of the Blessed Virgin, then they will be held accountable. If they do not promote the teachings on morality, which lead to salvation, such as the evils of artificial contraception, abortion, euthanasia, same sex 'marriage', then they will be held accountable. If they do not oppose injustice or oppression, then they will be held accountable.

The anointing with the oil of Chrism"Be sealed with the Holy Spirit, the gift of God"

If this is harsh then as Sir Humphrey said in "Yes Primeminister" - it's your job, you wanted to do it.

Monday, 10 June 2013

To the strains of "Sacérdos et Póntifex et virtutum óptifex, pástor bóne in pópulo, sic placuísti Dómino"
Mgr Castet arrived. Last year he brought a chasuble with him (just in case!) this year he brought a Pontifical Dalmatic in his case.

Getting ready to welcome the Bishop for confirmation is always a joy. The boys have been prepared and so it is the housekeeping of getting the chapel ready, new candles, making a throne, making sure that the boys know how to genuflect before him and kiss his ring.

Altar with new candles and beautiful flowers

Masters anxiously wait, checking booklets

Crowds gather

Everything, indeed that happens in hundreds of parishes throughout the world when their Bishop comes.

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O Lord Jesus Christ, whose glorious Mother was honoured for so many centuries under the title of Our Lady St Mary of Glastonbury, grant that through her intercession, together with that of your blessed martyrs Richard Whiting, Roger James and John Thorne, who in Glastonbury laid down their lives for their Faith, that true unity of Faith may be restored among Christians in this country and that we your servants may ever rejoice in health of mind and body to render you fitting praise. Amen.

At this Shrine of Our Blessed Lady we ask you, Almighty Father, to fill our hearts with thanks for our redemption. And as the names of Jesus and Mary were linked together in Glastonbury's ancient Shrine, we confidently ask through the merits of your divine Son and the intercession of his Blessed Mother, that You will grant us all we need for soul and body. Amen.

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